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Multiple Footnote Threads
by Bob Norton 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hello, Using ConTeXt, I would like to have multiple footnote threads in a document. For example, one thread might be for the reader, another for a particular reviewer, and another for my own editing notes or comments forrequired future work. Each thread should be indexed by a different set of symbols, and placed at the bottom of the page or at the end of the text or document as desired. I have found this to be a good way to work. However, I can't find a way to do this in ConTeXt. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance, Rob Walton

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bib-module: uppercase by default?
by Jochen.Rau＠dlr.de 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hello, is it possible to preserve uppercase letters of the title by default? I know that I can write: title ="Eetgewoonten bij {E}uropeanen en {A}merikanen", but that dosn't suit my needs. A good solution (in my opinion) cold be something like this: \setuppublications[ ..., changecase=yes/no/title, ... ] By the way: Thank you for the gread bib-module! Jochen

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texexec.ini not read
by Aditya Mahajan 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

I was trying to make the stand along context work with cygwin using cygwin ruby. Following the advice on the wiki of adding /scripts/context/ruby to rubylib, everything works fine. However, I am not able to enable write18. I copied texexec.rme to texexec.ini and added -shell-escape to all set TeXPassString in texexec.ini. However, I still get system(mpost .....) disabled in my log file. Reading through newtexexec.rb it seems that it does not check the ini file. Is this correct? Or am I missing something. Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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Re: [NTG-context] Closing PDF file at each run
by FabriceL. 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hooman Javidnia a écrit : > > Hi, > > When compiling a file in SciTE using F7, if the file, is already open in > Adobe Acrobat, the compilation stops and asks for a new file name to write > the PDF file to. I think the normal behavior would be to automatically > close the current instance of the file in Acrobat and compile it again. > > Is there something wrong with my installation, or this is a bug? > Regards, -- Hooman > Hi. This is interesting, since I have the same problem with WinEdt and Acrobat (on Windows). I had notice that is there is not input file in my ConTeXt file, then, when I compile by WinEdt interface, the pdf file is closed with no problem. If I use an "\input file.tex" command in the ConTeXt file, then one ask me a file name for the pdf, since the file can not be closed automatically. I had consult WinEdt mailing list too, and no solution there. I have no solution, but from the symtom I describe, I suspect this is a ConTeXt thing... Fabrice.

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Closing PDF file at each run
by Hooman Javidnia 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hi, When compiling a file in SciTE using F7, if the file, is already open in Adobe Acrobat, the compilation stops and asks for a new file name to write the PDF file to. I think the normal behavior would be to automatically close the current instance of the file in Acrobat and compile it again. Is there something wrong with my installation, or this is a bug? Regards, -- Hooman

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some commands still use texexec without texmfstart
by Aditya Mahajan 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Hi, I use a standalone context distribution in parallel with miktex. The way miktex is configured, it provides a texexec.exe file in its bin directory. Context provides a texexec.bat file in its bin directory. Normally, texexec is supposed to be run using texmfstart which picks texexec.rb from the script directory and everything works fine. There are however some macros that call texexec without texmfstart. As a result the miktex texexec (texexec.exe) is called over context's texexec.bat. I am listing the files that call raw texexec. Shouldn't all of these be called using texmfstart? 1. core-fig.tex has a line \executesystemcommand{texmfstart texexec.pl --batch --pdf #1 #3}} Notice the texexec.pl 2. page-app.tex has a line \executesystemcommand{texexec \bufferprefix\@@texapp.tex --once --batch} No texmfstart 3. supp-mps.tex has a definition \def\executeMPTEX#1% {texexec .... } No texmfstart Some support scripts also use texexec without texmfstart 1. mptopdf.pl has a line $mpbin = 'texexec --mptex $PassOn' } 2. texfont.pl has if ($show) { system ("texexec --once --silent $texfile") } 3. texsync uses system("texexec --make --alone #{str}") 4. ctxtools.rb uses one = "texexec --make --alone --all #{interface}" two = "texexec --batch --silent --interface=#{interface} x-set-01" 5. pdftrimwhite uses $result = `texexec --batch --once --purge $resultfile` } 6. makempy.pl uses $tex{context} = "texexec --batch --once --interface=en --pdf" ; -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008

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setupbackgrounds?
by Hans van der Meer 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

I cannot get backgrounds to work as I understand from the manual. This example is from the manual: \setupcolors[state=start] \setupinteraction[state=start] % don't if needed, manual p. 122 seems to suggest it \setupbackgrounds[header,text,footer][text] [background=color,backgroundcolor=darkcyan] \showframe This does not show coloring of the indicated area. It colors only when the first option is [page] or [paper] and then it colors the whole page. So I never get coloring in the indicated parts. The other example is from cont-new.tex: %\defineoverlay[Draft][{\scale[factor=max]{\rotate[rotation=90]{~MY|| DRAFT~}}}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Draft] This also seems to work for [page] only. But I want the text in one of the edges or in the margin, not smack in the middle of the page. I am doing something wrong in not getting the finetuning per area as the manual seems to promise? What am I missing here? yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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framing columns
by Hans van der Meer 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

A nasty problem arises when I try to enclose columns into a framedtext and at the same time want to typeset it narrower inside the frame. 1. framedtext: columns will not typeset, simplecolumns does 2. narrower: columns honors narrowing, simplecolumns does not. Now I am caught between two impossibilities. Is it an option that simplecolumns will also be honoring startnarrower..stopnarrower? Is there another, simple solution? yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer

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\input introduces space
by Peter Münster 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Hello, \input seems to introduce a space. Example: \starttext \immediate\write18{echo -n X >bla.tex} X\input bla\relax X \stoptext How could I get rid of this space? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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wrong order of content-list items if using balanced columnsets
by Vit Zyka 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Hello Wizards, the next example illustrates the problem with wrong order of content-list items if using balanced columnsets: ----------------------------------------------------------------- \setuplayout[grid=yes,topspace=1cm,bottomspace=1cm,height=middle] \showgrid \definecolumnset[A][n=2,balance=yes] \setupcolumnsetlines[A][1][1][21] \setupcolumnsetlines[A][1][2][21] \definecolumnset[B][n=2,balance=yes] \starttext \startcolumnset[A] \section{Knuth} \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth \endgraf} \stopcolumnset \placeongrid{\hairline} \startcolumnset[B] \section{Zapf} \dorecurse{1}{\input zapf \endgraf} \blank Content: \placecontent[criterium=all] \stopcolumnset \stoptext -------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem is that the second section (Zapf) is inserted to .tui before the first one (Knuth). My observation: on the page where one columnset (A) is closed by \setupcolumnsetlines and the second (B) continues, .tuo contains marks from B firstly. This makes book content unsable in this configuration. Any solutions? I am thinking about: Proper order writting to .tuo or to sort items according to mark number - it is correct (not sure if it is implemented?). Thanks Vit

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